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Occasionally a respected member of a muslim society will be given the title Sidi by default due to uprighteous and wisdom.

In the Maghrebinian kingdom of Morocco:

• Sidi 'Lord' is the title used in substitute for Mulay for those male members of the ruling Alawi dynasty sharing the first name of the Prophet, Muhammad.
• Smiyet Sidi: a style usually reserved for the Sovereign or the Heir Apparent, loosely, but imperfectly, translated as 'His Lordship' or 'Monseigneur'.

In neighbouring Tunisian Arabic, it has evolved inro to two separate variants, "Sidi" and "Si". "Si" means Mr or Sir. "Sidi" means "Master" or "Saint", depending on the context. For example older conservative Tunisian women call their husbands "Sidi", not by first name. Also, older conservative Tunisians (both men and women) call their older brothers "Sidi", especialy when there is a large age difference between them. There are two female equivalents of "Sidi", "Lella", when used in a social context, and "Sayyeda" when speaking about women saints, for example "(Es)-Sayyeda El-Manoubiyya". The term prince (the female form is princess), from the Latin root princeps, when used for a member of the highest aristocracy, has several fundamentally different meanings - one generic, and several types of titles. ... Tunisian Arabic is a Maghrebi dialect of the Arabic language, spoken by some 9 million people. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ...

Sidi is also part of person and place names:

• El Cid Campeador, Cid being the Spanish corruption of Sidi, a Christian knight of the Reconquista.
• Cide Hamete Benengeli, the fictional author of Don Quixote.
• Sidi Abdel Rahman is a town in Egypt
• Sidi Barrani, an Egyptian village
• Sidi Bel Abbes, an Algerian wilayah.
• Sidi Ifni, a Moroccan city
• Sidi Daoud massacre, in a so-called Algerian village.
• Sid El-Antri massacre, called after the Algerian village where it happened.
• Sidi-Hamed massacre, called after the Algerian village where it happened.
• Sidi Moro Sanneh is a Gambian economist.
• Sidi Said, leader of a Algerian trade union.
• Sidi Bouzid Governorate, Tunisia

The Sidi are also a community of Sufis from the Indian region of Gujarat who arrived from East Africa in the 12th century. They conserve their African musical tradition and display it in their festivals honoring Bavar Gar. History of Spain Series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de... For other uses, see Reconquista (disambiguation). ... Don Quixote de la Mancha (now usually spelled Don Quijote by Spanish-speakers; Don Quixote is an archaic spelling) (IPA: ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... Sidi Abdel Rahman is a town in Egypt. ... Sidi Barrani is a village in Egypt, ~95km from the border with Libya, and ~240km from Tobruk. ... Sidi Bel Abbes is one of the wilayas, or provinces, of Algeria in Saharan Africa, as well that wilayas capital. ... A wilayah is an administrative subdivision. ... Sidi Ifni is a city, located in southwest Morocco next to the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Sidi Daoud massacre took place outside the village of Sidi Daoud near Sig in western Algeria on the night of 12 October 1997. ... The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23- 24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. ... The Sidi-Hamed massacre took place on the night of January 11, 1998 (the last day of Ramadan), in the town of Sidi-Hamed (or Sidi-Hammad), 30 km south of Algiers. ... Sidi Moro Sanneh (born 1947) is a Gambian economist who currently serves as foreign minister of that country. ... Sidi Said Sidi Said, Leader of the Algerian syndicat of workers : UGTA. Categories: People stubs ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Gujarat (Gu: , Hi: ; , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujarath) contained many of the former Princely states of India, and is the second-most industrialized state in the Republic of India after Maharashtra. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda Burundi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Sudan are sometimes considered a part of East Africa. ... Africa is a large and diverse continent, consisting of dozens of countries, hundreds of languages and thousands of races, tribes and ethnic groups. ...

SIDI is the name of an Italian cycling shoe manufacturer.